I watch youtube videos where guys straight razor shave and they whip through it in a couple minutes. It takes me about 20 and I still end up and a few minor nicks. Here is where I'm struggling.

1. skin stretching. I'm finding that I can't stretch the skin where I've just shaven because its still slick from the lather. So I can only pull from my sideburns and the base of my neck.

2. Left hand. While I'm better than I was when i first started, using my left hand to shave the left side of my face is still awkward. Using the right for the left face is even worse. So that side is guaranteed to get nicks.

I see about a post a week in here where some noob like myself gets BBS across his entire face, first try. Or at least it seems that way. Should I stop before I need reconstructive surgery? Does it get easier eventually to the point one can relax and enjoy it instead of having to think so much?